The Reds slumped to a fourth defeat in their last five games against Hull City at the KCOM Stadium on Saturday, losing further ground in their Champions League chase.

Goals from Alfred N'Diaye and Oumar Niasse secured a 2-0 win for the Tigers , who have been quietly impressive under new boss Marco Silva and now look to stand a great chance of staying up.

Even Big Oumar found the net (Image: Reuters)

Jurgen Klopp's shocking 2017 goes on (Image: REUTERS)

And the defeat must have been particularly embarrassing for one Liverpool legend.

Because it was just a few short weeks ago that Phil Thompson was hugely critical of the appointment of Portuguese boss Silva, who got the job over British candidates such as Gary Rowett and Ryan Giggs.